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Biology/class9/improvement in food resources

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

pulses are rich in

a)

proteins

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

oils

d)

vitamins

2.

Kharif crop is

a)

summer season crop

b)

Winter season crop

c)

Rainy season crop

3.

Rabi crop is

a)

Summer crop

b)

Winter crop

c)

Autumn crop

4.

Increase in milk production is

a)

Green revolution

b)

White revolution

c)

yellow revolution

5.

Which one is not a source of carbohydrate?

a)

(a) Rice

b)

(b) Millets

c)

(c) Sorghum

d)

(d) Gram

6.

To solve the food problem of the country, which among the following is necessary?

a)

(a) Increased production and storage of food grains

b)

(b) Easy access of people to the food grain

c)

(c) People should have money to purchase the grains

d)

(d) All of the above

7.

Crossing between genetically dissimilar plants to obtain crops having useful characteristics

a)

Genetically modified organisms

b)

Hybridization

c)

Agronomics

d)

None of them

8.

The desirable agronomic characters improved using crop variety programmes are called

a)

Tallness and dwarfness

b)

draught

c)

salinity

d)

cold

9.

Mullets, prawns, mussels are examples of

a)

Fresh-water fishes

b)

Finned fishes

c)

Shell fishes

d)

Marine fishes

10.

 What is the process of growing two or more crops in a definite pattern?

a)

Crop rotation

b)

Inter-cropping

c)

Mixed cropping

d)

Organic cropping

11.

Xanthium and Parthenium are

a)

Cash crops

b)

Cereals

c)

Vegetables

d)

Weeds

12.

The Principal cereal crop of India is

a)

Sorghum

b)

Maize

c)

Rice

d)

Wheat

13.

Identify the macronutrient-

a)

Boron

b)

Zinc

c)

Sulphur

d)

Copper

14.

Root nodules of leguminous Plants contain

a)

Anabaena

b)

Mycorrhiza

c)

Rhizobium

d)

Azolla

15.

Leghorn is related to

a)

Apiculture

b)

Dairy farming

c)

Poultry

d)

Pisciculture

16.

The management and production of fish is called

a)

Pisciculture

b)

Apiculture

c)

Sericulture

d)

Aquaculture

17.

What is the other name for Apis cerana indica?

a)

Indian Buffalo

b)

Indian bee

c)

Indian cow

d)

Indian horse

18.

Rohu and catla are types of

a)

Freshwater fish

b)

Marine water fish

c)

Both I and II

d)

None of these

19.

What is the supplying of water to land through artificial means?

a)

Sprinkling

b)

Evapotranspiration

c)

Irrigation

d)

natural rain

20.

Growing of different crops on a piece of land in a pre-planned succession

a)

Crop rotation

b)

Inter cropping

c)

Mixed cropping

d)

All of these

21.

What does K in "NPK" stand for in fertiliser package labels?

a)

Kajang

b)

Potassium

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Kuala Lumpur

22.

Micronutrients required by plants in

a)

large quantities

b)

small quantities

23.

Culture fishery is a technique which is concerned with culturing ,

a)

Feeding

b)

Breeding

c)

And production of fish in marine and fresh water fisheries

d)

all of the above

24.

Apiculture is

a)

Rearing of Honey Bees for Honey

b)

Rearing of wasp

c)

Rearing of grasshopper

d)

All of the above

25.

Plants have roots that take in water and nutrients from _____.

a)

stem

b)

soil

c)

sunlight

d)

air